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bill clinton. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. impeached after the lewinsky mess. . that's trouble for roughly 100% of reelected presidents since 1972. enough to give you second thoughts about that second term. so, is there anything the obama team can do to prevent this? now, as bill clinton might say -- >> it depends upon what the meaning of the word is. >> the fact is, if there is going to be a second term scandal, it's seeds were probably sewn in the first term. the watergate break in, nixon's first term -- >> if the obama team was going to mess up, history suggests they already did. maybe it's something that has made headlines already, but maybe not, the lewinsky scandal didn't surface in 1998, maybe the obama administration will make it's own history and avoid a second term scandal. if not, disney world will seem very appealing. >> in the president's news conference, he said he was well aware of the history of presidential overreach in second terms. you get the sense of anyone that much aware of presidential history knows tha
bill clinton. >> i did not have sexual relations with that woman. impeached after the lewinsky mess. . that's trouble for roughly 100% of reelected presidents since 1972. enough to give you second thoughts about that second term. so, is there anything the obama team can do to prevent this? now, as bill clinton might say -- >> it depends upon what the meaning of the word is. >> the fact is, if there is going to be a second term scandal, it's seeds were probably sewn in the...
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just because bill clinton says something, even if he says it well, doesn't make it so. romney is not proposing going back to anything remotely like paul just described. they have to mischaracterize what he's been saying. what he'll continue to emphasize in the debate is a robust, pro-growth, limited agenda, increasing trade. if anybody went back, it's back to the old clinton era tactics of making up what the other side is proposing. that's not at all what mitt romney is proposing. >> paul, specifics, what should mitt romney do, especially considering the fact that the president himself has been hit for not being specific enough this time around? >> first off, mary just gave us more specifics in 30 seconds than mitt romney did at his convention in 30 minutes. he should be listening to mary and not to whoever it is he's listening to. let me isolate wurngs though. tax reform. governor romney has proposed massive tax cuts on the very rich. $250,000 a year if you make more than $3 million a year. he says he'll pay for it by closing loopholes. he won't tell us which loopholes
just because bill clinton says something, even if he says it well, doesn't make it so. romney is not proposing going back to anything remotely like paul just described. they have to mischaracterize what he's been saying. what he'll continue to emphasize in the debate is a robust, pro-growth, limited agenda, increasing trade. if anybody went back, it's back to the old clinton era tactics of making up what the other side is proposing. that's not at all what mitt romney is proposing. >>...
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he joins people like bill clinton, nancy pelosi, ed rendell, new york senator jill brand and republicans talking about it. google hillary clinton 2016 you get more than five million hits. for her part, mrs. clinton insists the answer's no. she's finishing her term as secretary of state. leave as one of the most popular members of the obama administration. clinton talks about how she's been in the political spotlight for 20 years. and she wants her life back. fair enough. says she wants to sleep, relax. okay. but what about after that? while hillary clinton has repeatedly said she won't run for president again, this is the same woman who says politics is in her dna. she is after all a clinton. and with a resume that includes secretary of state, senator, first lady, well, a democratic nomination is probably hers for the taking if she wants it. vice president joe biden's keeping the door open to a possible 2016 presidential run although he recently acknowledged it might depend on the economy. a memo to the vice president might also depend on hillary clinton. here's the question, is hillary
he joins people like bill clinton, nancy pelosi, ed rendell, new york senator jill brand and republicans talking about it. google hillary clinton 2016 you get more than five million hits. for her part, mrs. clinton insists the answer's no. she's finishing her term as secretary of state. leave as one of the most popular members of the obama administration. clinton talks about how she's been in the political spotlight for 20 years. and she wants her life back. fair enough. says she wants to...
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bill clinton's liaison with lewinsky, first term. the actual plame leaks, first term. so if the obama team was going to mess up, history suggests, they already did. maybe it's something that has made headlines already, but maybe not. remember, the lewinsky scandal didn't surface until 1998. maybe the obama administration will make its own history and avoid a second-term scandal. but if not, disney world may seem very appealing. you know, it was interesting, in the president's news conference, he said he was well aware of the history of presidential overreach in second terms. that's a little bit of a different subject, but you get the sense that anyone that much aware of presidential history knows that second-term scandals can be a problem and most likely will be really, really careful. wolf? >> john berman, thank you.
bill clinton's liaison with lewinsky, first term. the actual plame leaks, first term. so if the obama team was going to mess up, history suggests, they already did. maybe it's something that has made headlines already, but maybe not. remember, the lewinsky scandal didn't surface until 1998. maybe the obama administration will make its own history and avoid a second-term scandal. but if not, disney world may seem very appealing. you know, it was interesting, in the president's news conference,...
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bill clinton on mitt romney and the 47%. the former president talks to cnn's pierce morgan about the republican nominee and why the debates could make all the difference. >> announcer: this is the day. the day that we say to the world of identity thieves "enough." we're lifelock, and we believe you have the right to live free from the fear of identity theft. our pledge to you? as long as there are identity thieves, we'll be there. we're lifelock. and we offer the most comprehensive identity theft protection ever created. lifelock: relentlessly protecting your identity. call 1-800-lifelock or go to lifelock.com today. thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congress. in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know it. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furthermore.. newcaster: breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! ah, that was good. too bad nobody c
bill clinton on mitt romney and the 47%. the former president talks to cnn's pierce morgan about the republican nominee and why the debates could make all the difference. >> announcer: this is the day. the day that we say to the world of identity thieves "enough." we're lifelock, and we believe you have the right to live free from the fear of identity theft. our pledge to you? as long as there are identity thieves, we'll be there. we're lifelock. and we offer the most...
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i mean it was a bill clinton answer, and it was great. >> a bill clinton answer, exactly. we'll all be watching together. thanks so much. >> so we just heard bill clinton, up next, mitt romney is not talking about the state of his campaign and whether he thinks he needs to turn it around. and a historic day in washington dc. something we have not seen in the nation's capitol since 1933. i' you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everydayou see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. wthe future of our medicare andr electiosocial security. for... man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicare and social security. and i des
i mean it was a bill clinton answer, and it was great. >> a bill clinton answer, exactly. we'll all be watching together. thanks so much. >> so we just heard bill clinton, up next, mitt romney is not talking about the state of his campaign and whether he thinks he needs to turn it around. and a historic day in washington dc. something we have not seen in the nation's capitol since 1933. i' you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you...
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ryan, this relationship that he's had with bill clinton, he's bringing bill clinton pretty aggressively in the final few days. what does he hope bill clinton can achieve for him? >> one thing to point out, wolf, before i get to that is one of the people on the ballot i mentioned before is bobby rush. it's a week of old rivals for president obama. bobby rush is still the only candidate that's ever beaten barack obama in an election. >> he's the incumbent democratic congressman from the first congressional district in chicago. >> that's right. in fact, after redistricting in illinois, bobby rush and some of the other democrats actually carved obama's house out of that district so he couldn't challenge him the next time around. you know, bill clinton what he brings, one, he's the best communicator in the democratic party. which i think partially is an indictment of some of the other democrats because there seems to be a general consensus that clinton makes the case better for this white house and the president than anyone else can. and then as stu was talking in the piece before, he's very
ryan, this relationship that he's had with bill clinton, he's bringing bill clinton pretty aggressively in the final few days. what does he hope bill clinton can achieve for him? >> one thing to point out, wolf, before i get to that is one of the people on the ballot i mentioned before is bobby rush. it's a week of old rivals for president obama. bobby rush is still the only candidate that's ever beaten barack obama in an election. >> he's the incumbent democratic congressman from...
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bill clinton stumping for president obama while george w. bush staying out of the public eye right now. some say he's still haunting though mitt romney. let's discuss what's going on in our strategy session. joining us the democratic strategist and the principal at the raven group, jamal simmons and editor of redstate,.com, erick, erickson. i was intrigued by a review, i'll put it up on the screen "mitt romney has a george w. bush problem. in fact, that's mitt romney's biggest problem. it's george w. bush, not barack obama who has made voters skeptical of policies. it's not obama campaign strategist david plouffe who persuaded voters that our economic troubles aren't mainly obama's fault. and so it is in a sense, the electorate's lingering fear of george w. bush as much as it is residual affection for barack obama that romney needs to beat if he's to become president. what do you think of that analysis? >> i think ezra is a political columnist trying to drag bush back into this thing. i think it's a given in 2010 you saw tea party activists
bill clinton stumping for president obama while george w. bush staying out of the public eye right now. some say he's still haunting though mitt romney. let's discuss what's going on in our strategy session. joining us the democratic strategist and the principal at the raven group, jamal simmons and editor of redstate,.com, erick, erickson. i was intrigued by a review, i'll put it up on the screen "mitt romney has a george w. bush problem. in fact, that's mitt romney's biggest problem....
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in addition to bill clinton. mitt romney is going to speak, barack obama is going to speak. not surprising that the president is going to be at the bill clinton event, but mitt romney a little intriguing. what's going on? >> well, again, as i was saying before, i think cgi, the clinton global initiative is a worldwide platform. and it's nonpolitical. it's nonpartisan. he's looking to do the most good around the world as possible. it doesn't have a political point of view. he's trying to leverage philanthropy to help people around the world. i think it's smart, frankly, for governor romney to go there. it shows that he's concerned about those issues. and as you mentioned, wolf, clinton's own personal popularity is so high. it probably wouldn't be bad to have clinton put his arm around his shoulder and have everybody see that. >> do you know what the format will be when the president attends the cgi conference and when the republican presidential nominee attends? is it just speeches? do you have any idea what the s
in addition to bill clinton. mitt romney is going to speak, barack obama is going to speak. not surprising that the president is going to be at the bill clinton event, but mitt romney a little intriguing. what's going on? >> well, again, as i was saying before, i think cgi, the clinton global initiative is a worldwide platform. and it's nonpolitical. it's nonpartisan. he's looking to do the most good around the world as possible. it doesn't have a political point of view. he's trying to...
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the other day john mccain, a senator, suggested that president obama ask former president bill clinton to serve as a special envoy to try to revive israeli palestinian peace negotiations. george mitchell did it until about a year and a half ago. hillary clinton is leaving the state department. do you think that's a good idea? >> i have the highest regard for president clinton. i think he's an outstanding person. he is the most sunny president i can think of. but it's not for me to nominate american president. >> would he be welcome, as a mediator, as a negotiator? >> i don't want to answer because i think the president of the united states should be free to make his choice, and i think we should respect his choice. but i don't think it's proper for they to indicate we have any favor. i assure you that our respect for the president obama and for clinton, for whom i have the highest regard as well. but in america, that is a decision for the american president. >> there's more of my interview coming up with shimo peres. and something president obama did that peres said israel will never f
the other day john mccain, a senator, suggested that president obama ask former president bill clinton to serve as a special envoy to try to revive israeli palestinian peace negotiations. george mitchell did it until about a year and a half ago. hillary clinton is leaving the state department. do you think that's a good idea? >> i have the highest regard for president clinton. i think he's an outstanding person. he is the most sunny president i can think of. but it's not for me to...
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. >> how about bill clinton? >> all right. you got me on that. >> but i think that the format is going to work for the president, and i think that when mitt romney has to face people who are saying, wait a second, what about us? i'm not sure he's going to be so successful there. >> i think one of the president's strengths is that he answers questions directly when he's one-on-one with people. and i think that's actually going to come through in this format. and i think you're right, hillary, this format really does play to the president's strengths in terms of his ability to connect and have a relationship. >> but he hasn't done a lot of town halls. mitt romney's been out there doing town halls, it's not his natural habitat either. >> the town halls the president has been doing are with his supporters. he is going in front of friendly crowds and answering friendly questions. and i think what americans saw was a president uncomfortable being challenged. and that's going to be a challenge for him. >> and his real strength, i mea
. >> how about bill clinton? >> all right. you got me on that. >> but i think that the format is going to work for the president, and i think that when mitt romney has to face people who are saying, wait a second, what about us? i'm not sure he's going to be so successful there. >> i think one of the president's strengths is that he answers questions directly when he's one-on-one with people. and i think that's actually going to come through in this format. and i think...
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maybe they're buying the bill clinton argument. you need to have some patience. >> what's strange, maybe the public's expectations are just different? it's surprising that that many people say things are on the mend when you have these really mediocre jobs numbers. and i think there's an argument that over the last not just the couple years but the last decade that the american public's expectations about what the government can do to fix the economy are lower. so that question the way that reagan asked it in 1980 doesn't have the same resonance. >> are you better off today than you were four years ago? where's romney's -- where does he have an opportunity right now? >> romney's in northern virginia suburbs, the president was in the denver suburbs, 47% of suburban voters think that the economy is worse than it was four years ago. that's an opportunity for romney particularly married suburban women. suburban voters consider themselves generally more independent voters, more pragmatic voters. so if you're mitt romney, you're going to
maybe they're buying the bill clinton argument. you need to have some patience. >> what's strange, maybe the public's expectations are just different? it's surprising that that many people say things are on the mend when you have these really mediocre jobs numbers. and i think there's an argument that over the last not just the couple years but the last decade that the american public's expectations about what the government can do to fix the economy are lower. so that question the way...
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i say that because neither bill clinton nor barack obama served in the military. and i don't recall her having that concern. so i guess my advice to whoopi goldberg would be, check your prejudices at the door. i thought that was an awkward exchange. >> whoopi tends to be pretty open-minded, too. she tends to get outside the box and not to go -- >> to be fair, usually when interviewers are doing that, that's something that's on people's mind. mitt romney's been questioned about it before, how are your many sons serving the country? he said, they're serving the country by trying to get me elected. that is a question that's on people's mind and usually we'd say that's giving him a chance -- giving ann romney a chance -- >> who else? >> it isn't how she asked it. she asked it with reference to his mormon faith, which i think was unfortunate. it's a totally legitimate question to say, talk us to about how you'll support our troops and how you feel about this? that's a totally legitimate question. >> if mitt romney is elected, he'll be the first mormon. so the american
i say that because neither bill clinton nor barack obama served in the military. and i don't recall her having that concern. so i guess my advice to whoopi goldberg would be, check your prejudices at the door. i thought that was an awkward exchange. >> whoopi tends to be pretty open-minded, too. she tends to get outside the box and not to go -- >> to be fair, usually when interviewers are doing that, that's something that's on people's mind. mitt romney's been questioned about it...
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bill clinton had two. but there could be a bunch in a hurry. justice ginsburg is the most likely to leave. and if president obama wins, that wouldn't change the balance of five republicans and four democrats. but if the five-to-four balance shifts, you could see dramatic dramatic changes in the court. it all depends on who leaves. >> do you simply assume president obama would name someone like sonja sot ma yor or clarence thomas for that matter? can you just assume those would be the possibilities, the probabilities if you will? >> that is precisely what i would assume. you know, there's a mythology about the court that presidents often are surprised by how their justices turn out. but you know, that is very much the exception rather than the rule. if you look at the justices currently on the court right now, every single one of them has turned out more or less as predicted. sure there are individual cases, there are surprises. i certainly was surprised by chief justice roberts' vote in the affordable care act case. but by and large presidents
bill clinton had two. but there could be a bunch in a hurry. justice ginsburg is the most likely to leave. and if president obama wins, that wouldn't change the balance of five republicans and four democrats. but if the five-to-four balance shifts, you could see dramatic dramatic changes in the court. it all depends on who leaves. >> do you simply assume president obama would name someone like sonja sot ma yor or clarence thomas for that matter? can you just assume those would be the...
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my personal recommendation, whoever is the next president of the united states, they invite bill clinton to be the special middle east peace negotiator and he has credibility and -- >> took the words out of my mouth. i went with clinton in '98 to gaza and jerusalem and bethlehem and i saw him talk over the heads of both leadership and win people to his side. his problem was that he pushed too late. >> he did, but he gave everything he could -- >> never too late. peace is too important. >> look where we are. >> the reason it didt rk was theis presidency. >> let's look forward. >> let's get him involved in this peace process after this election. well, maybe res uld be smart to do it. all right, guys, thanks for coming in. >>> a political reporter trying to get answers about a federal investigation gets doused with water. you'll find out why. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his ph
my personal recommendation, whoever is the next president of the united states, they invite bill clinton to be the special middle east peace negotiator and he has credibility and -- >> took the words out of my mouth. i went with clinton in '98 to gaza and jerusalem and bethlehem and i saw him talk over the heads of both leadership and win people to his side. his problem was that he pushed too late. >> he did, but he gave everything he could -- >> never too late. peace is too...
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while bill clinton, george h.w. bush and ronald reagan all had gaps below 70. the trend is not president obama's friend either. mr. obama's ratings have become more polarized every year that he's been in office. perhaps not surprising when he pushed through things like obama care with no republican support. also controversial are his record government spending and what critics claim is obama's efforts to grow big government. gallup points out that it's not unusual for a president's ratings to be the most polarized their fourth year in office right before the election. for now george w. bush's fourth year still the most polarized of any presidential year since they started keeping records on this back in the '50s. both bush and obama share a near universal approval from their own party and a near universal disapproval from the other side. another explanation is the feelings about obama and bush before him are partly reflection of our hyperpartisan culture where every issue degrades into a battle between the left and right. here's the question, why is the country
while bill clinton, george h.w. bush and ronald reagan all had gaps below 70. the trend is not president obama's friend either. mr. obama's ratings have become more polarized every year that he's been in office. perhaps not surprising when he pushed through things like obama care with no republican support. also controversial are his record government spending and what critics claim is obama's efforts to grow big government. gallup points out that it's not unusual for a president's ratings to...
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-- the bill clinton global initiative? the president will be there as well. >> reporter: wolf, we don't know at this point. that is one item that they are keeping very close to the vest and they've been doing that for several days now. on a conference call this morning, the romney senior adviser suggests that romney might be laying out new specifics suggesting that this might be a reboot to the campaign. but there's been sort of reboot after reboot after reboot, it will be interesting to see what mitt romney says to the clinton global initiative tomorrow because obviously this is not exactly friendly territory for mitt romney. bill clinton went after mitt romney at the democratic convention just a few weeks ago. so it will be all eyes on mitt romney, not only on what he says but his posture as well. >> how the interrelationship there is with the former president as well, given that speech he delivered at the democratic convention in charlotte. jim acosta, thanks very much. >>> president obama is already in new york city wh
-- the bill clinton global initiative? the president will be there as well. >> reporter: wolf, we don't know at this point. that is one item that they are keeping very close to the vest and they've been doing that for several days now. on a conference call this morning, the romney senior adviser suggests that romney might be laying out new specifics suggesting that this might be a reboot to the campaign. but there's been sort of reboot after reboot after reboot, it will be interesting to...
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the democrats, the obama campaign, put out a new web ad featuring the former president, bill clinton, on this very specific point. i'll play it for you. >> he says we should deal with the debt by first of all cutting revenues by $5 trillion more. say how are you going to pay for that? well, we're going to pay for it by repealing all these tax exemptions, these loopholes. all the analysis shows if you get rid of all the home mortgage deduction and all the charitable deduction, you still won't close the debt hole. he still won't be closed. >> is mitt romney going to provide those specific details, how to pay for that tax cut? >> look, this is another reason why governor romney did so well in the first debate. when voters out there had an opportunity to compare the two candidates and their record on tax reform, governor romney came out ahead because he did lay out more specifics. all the president is telling you that he's going to do on tax reform is he's not going to reform. instead he's going to raise taxes on americans and in a way that's going to really hurt small business. i think w
the democrats, the obama campaign, put out a new web ad featuring the former president, bill clinton, on this very specific point. i'll play it for you. >> he says we should deal with the debt by first of all cutting revenues by $5 trillion more. say how are you going to pay for that? well, we're going to pay for it by repealing all these tax exemptions, these loopholes. all the analysis shows if you get rid of all the home mortgage deduction and all the charitable deduction, you still...
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i remember bill clinton, george h.w. bush -- >> absolutely. >> a pretty rough ride in '92. >> and bob dole. >> that's right. they've been working together on a whole bunch of stuff. so i think romney and president obama are going to do just fine together at some point. >> obama did say he appreciated some of romney's ideas about government reform and perhaps that was an area where he could take some advice. so that's my less cynical contribution there. maybe they can talk about that tomorrow. >> all right. standby. we're going to take a quick break. much more news, ryan, thanks very much. with my state farm pocket agent app. you can also get a quote and pay your premium with this thing. i thought state farm didn't have all those apps? where did you hear that? the internet. and you believed it? yeah. they can't put anything on the internet that isn't true. where did you hear that? [ both ] the internet. oh look. here comes my date. i met him on the internet. he's a french model. uh, bonjour. [ male announcer ] state farm.
i remember bill clinton, george h.w. bush -- >> absolutely. >> a pretty rough ride in '92. >> and bob dole. >> that's right. they've been working together on a whole bunch of stuff. so i think romney and president obama are going to do just fine together at some point. >> obama did say he appreciated some of romney's ideas about government reform and perhaps that was an area where he could take some advice. so that's my less cynical contribution there. maybe they...
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president bush was already on the ropes against bill clinton when casper wine berger, former president ronald reagan's defense secretary, was implicated in the iran contra scandal shortly before election day. bad news that bush did not need. in 2004, a classic october surprise. osama bin laden released a video of october 29th, four days before election day, in a razor thin race between bush and kerry. three years after 9/11, itted as a reminder of the e terrorist threat. more recently, the term october surprise has come to mean a seismic event in the fall of an election year. though most have centered around foreign policy, others have been about the economy like in 2008. when the economy imploded, john mccain's advisers say his campaign collapsed along with it and never recovered. historians say in order for an october surprise to have a real 11th hour impact, it has the feed into a narrative that exists. whether it's carter's ineffectiveness or questions about mccain's credentials on the economy. >> it's not so much this eureka, this is so surprising and amazing, but rather, people n
president bush was already on the ropes against bill clinton when casper wine berger, former president ronald reagan's defense secretary, was implicated in the iran contra scandal shortly before election day. bad news that bush did not need. in 2004, a classic october surprise. osama bin laden released a video of october 29th, four days before election day, in a razor thin race between bush and kerry. three years after 9/11, itted as a reminder of the e terrorist threat. more recently, the term...
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. >> if you look at harry truman and john kennedy and the use of power by bill clinton in his second term, that is a much different approach than jimmy carter and barack obama. >> reporter: to put his vision into action, romney will have to win first, which explains why he made an impromptu stop at a nearby elementary school. at this stage of the race, the pictures matter almost as much as the policies. romney did mention the obama campaign's trump card on foreign policy, the killing of osama bin laden, but he seemed to give the credit to what he called, quote, military and intelligence professionals. romney will now shift back to the economy with campaign events coming up here in virginia and also in iowa and ohio. wolf? >> jim acosta, thank you. let's go back to gloria borger. what was mitt romney trying to accomplish with this marriage foreign policy speech today? >> well, i think he was trying to do a bunch of things. first of all, on the leadership question, trying to establish his credentials on foreign policy, as you know, he's made some mistakes when he's been off the cuff on
. >> if you look at harry truman and john kennedy and the use of power by bill clinton in his second term, that is a much different approach than jimmy carter and barack obama. >> reporter: to put his vision into action, romney will have to win first, which explains why he made an impromptu stop at a nearby elementary school. at this stage of the race, the pictures matter almost as much as the policies. romney did mention the obama campaign's trump card on foreign policy, the...
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i don't know, bill clinton does it. is it that hard to learn how to explain? >> yes, it is. >> he's done it before. >> he's been in elected office now for an awfully long time and he hasn't done it. you'll remember, when he started listing back before he changed his mind when he listed one of his biggest failures or the first was not being able to sell his story. and part of it is is that he can't speak in the short answers and sound bites. >> this is rare now to have republicans saying that the president's main failure is that he doesn't know how to speak clearly and talk about serious issues. >> no. >> in telling stories in a narrative. and i think in a debate, i think he had an off night clearly. he admits that. lots of people admit that. one thing we know for sure about this president and one thing he's been able to do all along is to provide clarity for complicated issues people disagree on but bring people together through clear language. >> the president is resilience. he has to be resilient to have gotten through -- >> competitive. >> and competitive,
i don't know, bill clinton does it. is it that hard to learn how to explain? >> yes, it is. >> he's done it before. >> he's been in elected office now for an awfully long time and he hasn't done it. you'll remember, when he started listing back before he changed his mind when he listed one of his biggest failures or the first was not being able to sell his story. and part of it is is that he can't speak in the short answers and sound bites. >> this is rare now to have...
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the same rate we had when bill clinton was president created 23 million new jobs, went from deficit to surplus. and look, the whole economy does well when taxes are, you know, kept low for middle class families and working families because when you guys have a little extra money in your pocket, you spend it. you have to on basic necessities. and that means business has more customers. and they make more profits they then hire more workers. and the economy as a whole begins to grow. but to do that and reduce the deficit at the same time, we've got to ask folks who can afford it to do a little bit more. now, last night this may have actually been the real mitt romney because he ruled out raising a dime on taxes on anyone ever no matter how much money they make ruled out closing those loopholes that are giving $4 billion of corporate welfare to the oil companies, refused to even acknowledge the loophole that gives tax breaks to corporations that move jobs overseas. when he was asked what he would do to actually cut spending and reduce the deficit, he said he'd eliminate public television
the same rate we had when bill clinton was president created 23 million new jobs, went from deficit to surplus. and look, the whole economy does well when taxes are, you know, kept low for middle class families and working families because when you guys have a little extra money in your pocket, you spend it. you have to on basic necessities. and that means business has more customers. and they make more profits they then hire more workers. and the economy as a whole begins to grow. but to do...
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about as hot as the obama cam kiss cam smooch pl and the sturdy manly embrace between bill clinton and obama. all of these moments are nice and endearing, but also completely political. the romney kiss, after the ann romney speech, helps humanize the sometimes robotic mitt romney. democrats hope the man hug between presidents 42 and 44 will keep voters from 86ing the administration. and the power lift, the obama camp hope it's will lend some blue collar appeal to his campaign. not all political affection ends well. just ask charlie crist. a hug with president obama cost him his career. >> that hug doesed me more grief than you can ever imagine. >> so what are the rules? "glamour" magazine says some regular rules. not in front of kids, not where people are eating, okay in a club or a taxi. about the only rule for political affection, remember, there are cameras. and it will last forever. and as for sam in "casablanca." he was wrong. >> reporter: in terms of physical politics, you might remember the state of the union addresses where members of congress rush to hand, kiss, or hug the pre
about as hot as the obama cam kiss cam smooch pl and the sturdy manly embrace between bill clinton and obama. all of these moments are nice and endearing, but also completely political. the romney kiss, after the ann romney speech, helps humanize the sometimes robotic mitt romney. democrats hope the man hug between presidents 42 and 44 will keep voters from 86ing the administration. and the power lift, the obama camp hope it's will lend some blue collar appeal to his campaign. not all political...
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i don't know bill clinton does it. is it that har it is. >> he's done it before. >> he's been in elected office now for an awfully long hasn't done it. you'll remember, started listing back before he changed his mind when he listed one of his biggest failures or the first his of und to haveg tin fthe spe issues. >> no. >> in telling stories in a narrative. and i think in a debate i think he had an off night clearly. he admits that. lots of people admit that. one thing we know for sure about this president and one thing he's been able to do all along is to provide clarity for complicated issues people disagree on but bring people together through clear language. >> the president is resilience. he has to be resilient to have gotten through -- >> competitive. >> and competitive but to have gotten through this kind of an economy where the republicans were deep sixing the economy and the president brought us out. >> obama resilience in the face of 8% unemployment is an inspiration for all. i'm sure all unemployed americans
i don't know bill clinton does it. is it that har it is. >> he's done it before. >> he's been in elected office now for an awfully long hasn't done it. you'll remember, started listing back before he changed his mind when he listed one of his biggest failures or the first his of und to haveg tin fthe spe issues. >> no. >> in telling stories in a narrative. and i think in a debate i think he had an off night clearly. he admits that. lots of people admit that. one thing we...
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tax rate for the wealthy from 35% to 39.6%, which it was during the bill clinton administration. will the democrats -- and you know the democrats in the house and the senate and the president go along with these serious cuts in spending in entitlements, for example, medicare, social security, medicaid, all those spending cuts that the democrats usually hate. >> first of all, i want to tell my friend, dana, i believe the democrats have a mandate. we don't have to sit around for the next two years and listen to the republicans whine and complain about tax cuts going up. president obama extended the bush tax cuts for two years. he's put forward a grand bargain. republicans reject that had. the democrats defeated 16 republican incumbents last week. i think the house democrats will be in a position to work with mr. boehner to try to get the votes. mr. boehner has never been able to deliver the votes without ms. pelosi and the democrats delivering those votes. i think the democratic position is to come up with a fair and balanced proposal to not raise taxes on the middle class and to n
tax rate for the wealthy from 35% to 39.6%, which it was during the bill clinton administration. will the democrats -- and you know the democrats in the house and the senate and the president go along with these serious cuts in spending in entitlements, for example, medicare, social security, medicaid, all those spending cuts that the democrats usually hate. >> first of all, i want to tell my friend, dana, i believe the democrats have a mandate. we don't have to sit around for the next...